Asphalt Weekly Monitor
26 Nov 2021
- US asphalt markets wind down for the Thanksgiving Holiday this week.
- Retail asphalt and flux pricing was unchanged across the East Coast this week.
- East Coast asphalt and flux barge pricing and assessments remain unchanged.
- Midwest wholesale asphalt prices slip, with somewhat lower prices reported for barges and rail supply. Roofing flux prices were steady for November supply.
- Midwest retail prices were mostly steady for the week, with rack activity slow.
- Gulf Coast retail asphalt and flux price assessments are stable for the week.
- The Gulf Coast asphalt and flux barge pricing and assessments are flat again this week.
- Rocky Mountain paving winds down, with prices mostly unchanged, except for Colorado.
- Rockies wholesale prices were steady for November supply.
- In West Coast, both Pacific Northwest and California markets were steady this week.
- In western Canada, both retail and wholesale markets were steady this week.
- Quebec markets had higher posted prices. Ontario markets remained unchanged.
- Oil prices crushed this week, on global demand concerns due to new covid variant.
- President Biden orders a 50 million bbl. oil release from U.S. SPR. (See Industry News)
